James Salman's proposal for Google Summer of Code is being discussed at
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T89416 and I think we need more feedback
from more people. I have summarized in
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T89416#1087673 my opinion against
including this project until receiving
I'd suggest, James, that relying on suggestions from a
six-year-old strategy document when we're about to start a new strategic
session, isn't the best course of action.
I'd also query what exactly is the plan for doing something with this
information. Collecting lists of things that might no
Risker wrote:
... relying on suggestions from a six-year-old strategy document
when we're about to start a new strategic session, isn't the best
course of action.
A strategy proposal which never garnered criticism after so many
opportunities would seem to qualify as at least an emergent
James, it received a single support vote. It was not included in any
final strategy documents. I think it could more accurately be described as
something not worthy of the attention of the Wikimedia community.
While I have no doubt that the WMF and the Wikimedia community care about
the
Risker wrote:
... it received a single support vote
There are two supporters including myself who indicated they are
willing to work on it, and it also recieved support at
https://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Favorites/Lodewijk
Many of the implemented proposals received less formal process
Furthermore, the initial limited subtask would be much more difficult
to evaluate as a strategy without a working prototype, including by
the Bot Approvals Group which demands working code before making a
final decision on implementation. Trying to second guess the BAG is
presumptuous.
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I invite review of this preliminary proposal for a Google Summer of
Code project:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Accuracy_review
If you would like to co-mentor this project, please sign up. I've been
a GSoC mentor every year since 2010, and successfully mentored two
students in 2012 resulting in
On 2/12/15, James Salsman jsals...@gmail.com wrote:
I invite review of this preliminary proposal for a Google Summer of
Code project:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Accuracy_review
If you would like to co-mentor this project, please sign up. I've been
a GSoC mentor every year since 2010, and
